Delivery of Radiation at the Lowest Dose Rate by a Modern Linear Accelerator is Most Effective in Inhibiting Prostate Cancer Growth
Purpose: External beam radiotherapy is one of the treatment options for organ-confined prostate cancer. A total dose of 70 to 81 Gray (Gy) is given daily (1.8-2.5 Gy/d), with a dose rate of 3 to 6 Gy/min over 28 to 45 treatments during 8 to 9 weeks. We applied the latest technological development in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1533033820935525 |